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THE FINAL COMMAND (Bassline)
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY)
Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com
Words by Kerry King Music by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
Arranged by Slayer
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Araya'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Lombardo'
Intro
E=232
12/8 8/8
Gtr I
H. Q. E E E 4x H Q E E 4x H Q E E
||----------------------||-||---------------||--------------|
||o--------------------o||-||o-------------o||-----------1--|
||o----------------1-3-o||-||o-----------1-o||---------1----|
||---------------1------||-||----------1----||--------------|
H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------1-|-------------|-------------|
|---------1---|-----------1-|-----------1-|
|-------------|---------1---|---------1---|
1st,2nd and 3rd Verses
Fast Rock Q=174
$
E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||------------------|-----5-------------5-------5-|------------------|
S S S S +E E S S S S +E E E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)----|
|-----5-------------5-------5-|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5--|
E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5-|-----------------|
S S S E. E S S S E. E E E E E E E E E S S S E. E S S S E. E
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-------5--7-------5--7-|
|-7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7-5--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7------7-7-7------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|
|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5-|
E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)----|
|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5--|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-9p7---7-(7)-9-9p7---7-(7)-9-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----9-------------9---------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|-9p7---7-(7)-9-9p7---7-(7)-9--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----9-------------9----------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
1. 2.
To Coda
Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||----------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------3-2-o||------------5-4-|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3s|=5--5-5-5-5--5-|-7\--2-3--5-----o||-7\--2-3--5-----|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||----------------|
Guitar Solo
Q E Q E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------||----------------------------------|
|------------5-4-||o---------------------------------|
|-7\--2-3--5-----||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------||----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q 4x Q E Q E E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------||----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------o||-----------3-2--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--5--o||-7--2-3--5------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------||----------------||
&
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q H.
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------*|
|------------5-4-|------------5-4-|------------5-4-|----------*|
|-7\--2-3--5-----|-7\--2-3--5-----|-7\--2-3--5-----|-7--------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-0--------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Artist: Slayer
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